a man that a person has lived with for a long time and who is recognized (in some countries though not the UK) as a husband, without a formal marriage ceremony （未举行结婚仪式的）事实婚姻的男方，事实婚姻的女方 She lives with her common-law husband and their three children. 她与同居丈夫及其三个孩子住在一起。